Brian Pepple (bpepple@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) said: > == Forum / Channel / Mailing list moderators == > > If issues persist and involved folks are unable to resolve them, the > next step would be to ask a moderator of whatever resource the issue is > occurring in to step in. IRC Channel operator, mailing list moderator, > etc. Some of these forums may have their own way to deal with issues, > follow their process. Let them know what the issue is and respectfully > allow them to decide what to do. > > If you are a moderator try to resolve the issue in a way that all > parties feel they were listened to and in a way that behavior that does > not follow the code of conduct is eliminated. > > Some things to try/consider: > > * Try a private message asking the involved parties to look at the > code of conduct/think more about their behavior. > * Follow any published processes your area may have. Note to > involved parties the specific things they are facing or have > broken. > * Can you post/note/speak out that the behavior is not acceptable > and redirect involved parties to other issues? > * Seek advice or thoughts from others that are uninvolved in the > conflict for ideas to redirect or resolve the issue. > * Avoid threatening involved parties. If you are going to act > (ban, moderate, remove) someone, do so in a fair and even handed > manner. > > If this is a mailing list, you can usually contact the owner(s) at: > 'listname-owner@listaddress' One concern is that this does impose more responsibility on mailing list owners... I suspect there may be a decent number who don't see moderating as their 'job', per se, and may not want to take this on. Bill _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
